About 18 bandits have been killed and dangerous weapons recovered during a raid by security operatives and vigilantes in Zurak community of Wase local government area of Plateau State. The raid, which took place on Monday, sources in the area resulted in the killing of the bandits and their informants and some traditional rulers whom the community felt had betrayed …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the service personnel are determined to eradicate terrorists, bandits, and other threats. The Army Chief added that he was determined to bring peace to the country. Nigeria is battling security challenges ranging from terrorism, banditry, to kidnapping. In his Easter message on Sunday, the Army Chief …

A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged the Federal Government (FG) to explore the approach of negotiation in its bid to deal with the crisis of banditry in Nigeria. Shittu, a former minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He said, “If I am in position, it is …

The Chairman, Faskari Local Government Area (LGA) Musa Ado Faskari has confirmed the killing of two worshippers observing Ramadan prayers at Mairua Community, Katsina. Faskari, in an interview with BBC Hausa, said the attack unfolded during Tarawih Prayers on Sunday night. He disclosed that “the assailants stormed the home of Alhaji Lado Mairua during the prayers and demanded that he …

The Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security has reported a significant victory in the ongoing battle against banditry in the State with the killing of a notorious bandit leader by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). According to an official statement released on Sunday, a notification bandit leader, Kachalla Maude, met his waterloo in the hands of the Civilian JTF …

The bandits who abducted 287 pupils last week at a public school in Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State are asking for N1 billion ransom for the release of the children. The kidnappers made contact on Tuesday through the principal of the school, Abubakar Isah, who was abducted alongside the students on Thursday. The terrorists contacted one …

Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought the government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, calling on President Bola Tinubu to take a …

Bandits have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 15 Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso area of Gada Local Government Area in Sokoto State. According to findings by newsmen, the incident took place about 1am on Saturday at the school premises. Confirming the incident, the proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar said: “So far, 15 students were unaccounted for, but we are …

The Katsina State Police Command said on Sunday that it was impressed with the response it was receiving from residents over its request for information on two bandits kingpins, namely Modi Modi and Jan Kare. Its spokesman, Assistant Superintendent Abubakar Aliyu, told PUNCH that residents had been turning credible information on the two bandits’ kingpins since the command made public …

The military Joint Task Force North-West Operation Hadarin Daji said, on Wednesday, that it neutralised scores of bandits and rescued eight kidnapped victims in Zamfara State. The Information Officer of Operation Hadarin Daji, Lt. Col. Suleiman Omale, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Gusau. Omale said, “On the 28th of February 2024, the troops engaged the terrorists with …